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COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Gabrielle Smith (left) and Cameron Snee perform at the annual Community Concert during the Merritt Country Christmas on Thursday. The weekend also featured a parade, Santa’s Village, a crafter’s mall and more. See Page 2 and 15 for photos. Ian Webster/Herald

Community Futures Nicola Valley is suing the Great Canadian Bike Rally for failure to repay over $43,000 in loans.

The federally funded agency provides startup loans to event organizers to implement their busi-ness plans in an effort to drive economic activity in Merritt.

“It was really to sup-port a range of activities

related to everything that goes on in hosting such a major undertak-ing,” CFNV Manager Rob Miller said about the purpose of the loans.

The Great Canadian Bike Rally held its first event in Merritt in the summer of 2011 and another in 2012. The rally was operated by the non-profit Great Canadian Bike Rally Association with the intent of donating any proceeds to Circle

Square Ranch and the BC Children’s Hospital.

Unlike charities, non-profit organizations (NPOs) don’t register with Canada Revenue Agency for tax exemp-tions as they fall under provincial jurisdiction. However, in B.C., regis-tering under the Society Act is optional.

“[Registering] is up to the organization, and it really depends on what they want to accomplish,” CRA spokesman Philippe

Brideau said. “If an NPO makes profit, it becomes a profit orga-nization, so it becomes a business and has to become incorporated.”

According to CRA’s website, a non-profit organization “cannot use its income to per-sonally benefit its mem-bers.” Miller said one of the financial documents from the 2011 rally filed with Community Futures contravened that stipulation.

“Our lawyer is in

receipt of a budget from the event organizers which indicated a line item for salaries, and what we’re trying to basically do is make sure that all of the monies were spent in a respon-sible manner,” Miller said.

The organization is seeking repayment of funds, costs and ability to apply a judgement against rally organizer Paul Fairfield’s home.

By Emily WesselTHE HERALDreporter@merrittherald.com

Mail that is destined for the Interior now goes to Metro Vancouver for sorting.

Prior to the change, one box at the Merritt Post Office was designated for Interior mail while the other was for all other destinations.

But in the last two or three weeks, all of Merritt’s mail has been sent to Vancouver.

“We already sort Victoria mail in Vancouver and all other outbound mail,” Canada Post national media spokesman John Caines said. “The majority of mail is all outbound anyway, so what little is left, we’re taking it all in. We can sort it with high-speed machinery and get it back to Merritt or wherever else it has to go on time.”

“On time” refers to the standard delivery time of two business days for local mail.

According to a source who didn’t want to be named, the mail used to be sorted inside the post office on Voght Street overnight, which often allowed for delivery the next day. Still, Caines said Canada Post should be able to move the mail to Vancouver and back again within two days, easily.

“We’ll be able to make that, no problem,” Caines said.

Caines said the corporation isn’t adding any trucks to carry the additional letter mail, which he said doesn’t add much volume to the truck.

“That truck makes the same trip anyway,” he said.He said the change in sorting venue is a response

to the change in volume of letter mail, which has decreased by about 20 per cent in the last five years.

“We have to take advantage of the space that we have in the Vancouver plant, and the technology,” he said. “Our system has changed a lot, people are using us differently, and we have to make sure we’re being as efficient as we possibly can.”

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Community Futures says organizers of the major event paid themselves

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MERRITT COUNTRY CHRISTMAS (Clockwise from top left) Children partici-pate in the Christmas parade as their float passes through the intersection of Voght Street and Quilchena Avenue. Ynigo Velasco, 2, sits on Santa’s knee at his village at the Merritt Civic Centre. A singer and her friend participate in the Christmas parade. The Quilchena General Store float makes a pass through town during the parade. The decorations were plenty for the Christmas Concert. Santa’s helpers Kylee Torgalson (L) and Katie Huber from the Merritt Secondary School Grade 10 leadership class get to know Santa at his village. The Crafter’s Mall at the Civic Centre featured many vendors, including this one, Out of the Chaos, where Cindilla Trent spoke to potential customers. Aiden Dunsmore of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Children’s Choir, sings during the Annual Community Concert. The crowd enjoys the parade with this semitrailer carrying a slew of people along Quilchena Avenue. Dave Kerridge plays a French horn during the Annual Community Concert. Krista Gauthier, beaver leader, passes with group of children during the parade.

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NICOLA VALLEY NEWS

Eight students at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology are hosting a gala to raise awareness about violence against women on the anniver-sary of the Montreal

Massacre. The event is a

joint venture of students at NVIT’s Law Enforcement Preparation program’s domestic violence class and a women’s studies class, and is an annual event to commemorate the memory of the

14 female engineer-ing students killed by a gunman in an act of gender-based vio-lence on Dec. 6, 1989. University and col-lege campuses across Canada hold vigils in memory of people who have experienced gen-der-based violence.

“We’re going to be honouring the women with prayers around raising awareness and ending violence,” stu-dent and organizer Billie Pierre said. “It’s going to be a bit cer-emonial.”

The evening will feature a slideshow pre-

sentation, candle vigil, poetry readings, art displays and address by keynote speaker and B.C. equal rights activ-ist Sharon McIvor.

“We’ve been learn-ing sculptures, collages and different art forms in class like charcoal and paint, so it’s going to be a lot of different things,” Pierre said. “There’s so much you can learn through art. It’s such a gentle, beautiful way of open-ing people’s eyes and thinking about positive change.”

NVIT Instructor Kathleen Wasacase said the classes have been holding the gala for over a decade on Dec. 6. The date is widely known as White Ribbon Day and falls in the midst of an international cam-paign to take a stand against violence against women that runs for 16 days beginning at the end of November every year. The end of the campaign is marked by the United

Nations International Day of Human Rights on Dec. 10.

“The classes keep it fresh,” Wasacase said. “Each year it’s organized by a differ-ent class, so they get a chance to plan the program and think of things that we can do. [The students] are creating things like pamphlets on safe dat-ing and where to go for help. They’re creating resources for women, but they’re generally creating awareness that violence isn’t accept-able and nor should we tolerate it.”

The gala starts at 6 p.m. in the NVIT auditorium.

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Police responded to a silent alarm on Nov. 13 at Nicola Canford School in Lower Nicola and apprehended three men, Merritt RCMP report.

The three had broken into the school through a window. Two were arrested just outside the building and one was found hiding inside the school, police said.

They had removed two tape record-ers and some other articles.

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Miller said that of the three loans made over a two-year period, the organization only received a late payment on the last one — an “emergency loan” pro-vided about two weeks before the 2012 event.

It’s unclear whether the rally ended up making donations to charity in either of the two years it ran.

“There was a comfort level that the

event would have good likelihood of being successful. We had no illusions that it would necessarily be a money-maker in the first year,” Miller said, adding that Community Futures expected it to be prof-itable by about year three or four.

“Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way the organizers, the community and we all hoped it would,” he said. “This is not something we do lightly

or gladly, but we have a fiduciary responsibil-ity to the taxpayers of Canada.”

None of the alle-gations have been proven in court. Calls to the Great Canadian Bike Rally were not returned by press time.

Second complaint against rally

One local business owner, who didn’t want to be named, said the rally owes him thou-sands of dollars as well.

“It’s close to $8,000. They got behind, and we helped them along, and they got behind. Then when the first rally happened, they came up with some money and caught up a little bit, but they never paid it right up,” he said. “From January of this year until now, not a penny.”

The man said he eventually got a cheque for $3,000 that bounced before the July event.

“Basically, they told me we should’ve cashed that cheque as soon as we got it and it would’ve cleared,” he said.

The man said the owed money has caused a chain reaction in his business.

“We are so in trouble because of it,” he said. “We’ve had to take money from other accounts to pay our property tax. It was a huge chain reac-tion, and it’s multiplied

probably by twice that amount with interest fees and so on.”

The man said he originally supported the rally’s organizers because of their good cause.

“It’s a real shame because they’re nice people, for the most part,” he said.

“We really liked the bike rally. We thought it was a good cause, but now my opinion has gone from good cause to scam.”

NVIT students want end to violence against women

By Emily WesselTHE HERALDreporter@merrittherald.com

NVIT instructor Kathleen Wasacase watches a 2009 film about the Montreal Massacre with her women’s studies class. A group of eight students scheduled to host a gala to increase awareness of violence against women. Emily Wessel/Herald

Business owner also says rally owes him moneyFrom Page 1

The group is organizing a gala to raise awareness after Montreal Massacre

‘... they are generally cre-ating aware-

ness that violence isn’t acceptable...’

—NVIT

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The B.C. govern-ment wants to stop bullying by working closely with school districts throughout the province.

The Ministry of Education presented 10 strategies during an ERASE (Expect Respect and A Safe Education) Bullying Summit on Nov. 13, including one that trains “community partners.”

Nicola-Similkameen School District 58 Assistant Superintendent Stephen McNiven said the strategies set out a detailed action plan.

“This involves a five-year multi-level training program,” he said during this month’s school board meeting. “One of the areas will be bringing teachers and prin-cipals together for training in Kamloops, where the focus will be on stop bullying strategies.”

The training is also offered to school counsellors, he added.

During the summit, about 130 students told stories about the effects of bullying on their lives.

Anti-bullying experts and dignitar-ies, including Premier Christy Clark, also attended.

“The summit brought together a wide range of par-ticipants who were in agreement: stop-ping bullying requires a culture change in our schools, homes and communities,” she said in a release. “Community agencies, parents, educators and students all need to play a role.”

She said the sum-mit resulted in the commitment of devel-oping a “culture of kindness, caring and respect where no child has to wake up in the morning and go to school worrying about

what will happen to them that day.”

Cyberbullying was another hot topic. This form of hate gives bullies new weapons such as chat rooms, text messag-ing and social media outlets.

“Bullying shouldn’t be a rite of passage for young people,” Clark said. “We need to make sure that those who target others, whether in a school hallway or in cyberspace, under-stand the real-world consequences of their actions and become leaders for changing school culture.”

As part of the 10 strategies to erase bullying, Education Minister Don McRae launched the ERASEBullying.ca website and the ReportBullyingBC.ca online reporting tool.

The website pro-vides people with information about bullying and how to find help.

The strategies include:

• an outreach cam-paign to raise aware-ness and provide help

• an online forum to discuss and address bullying

• a legal framework to combat cyberbully-ing for review

• school codes of conduct

• addressing sexual harassment/exploita-tion

• extending training to community partners

• involving ethnic communities and sup-port agencies in devel-oping anti-bullying strategies

• meeting with local stakeholders to discuss strategies

• raising the issue at the national level, and looking into possible gaps in the criminal code

• developing better understanding between parents and children

• making parents aware of what is hap-pening in schools

• providing leader-

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The employer pays 54 per cent while the members pay 45 per cent.

The hike will cost SD 58 about $155,000 next year, the district said at a public meet-ing on Nov. 7.

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School’s gym renova-tion is behind schedule.

The project was originally scheduled to be complete at the end of October.

The gym floor is now anticipated to be installed mid-Decem-ber.

The change rooms are also behind sched-ule, due to plumbing and floor level issues,

SD 58 Supt. Bob Peacock said. The new change rooms are now expected at the end of January.

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Auto thefts and impounded vehiclesVehicle impounded

On Nov. 8 at approximately 6:15 p.m., Merritt RCMP were advised by a citizen of a pos-sible impaired driver between Lower Nicola and Merritt. The vehicle was reported to be passing on a double solid line and even hit the ditch before con-tinuing on to Merritt.

Police located the vehicle driven by a 44-year-old local woman.

Investigation deter-mined that the woman was flagged as a Vehicle Impound candidate by the Motor Vehicle Branch.

The vehicle she was driving was impounded; she was served with a Notice of Prohibition, prohibiting her from driving and she was issued a Violation Ticket for No Valid Driver’s Licence.

Further investiga-tion into the driver and the vehicle deter-mined that the vehicle was not hers. She was arrested for Taking a

Motor Vehicle Without Consent and will appear in provincial court in January 2013.

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On Nov. 10 at approximately 1 a.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a com-plaint of a fight in progress at a local licensed establishment.

Information received was that a 20-year-old male was trying to get into the bar but was too intoxicated and was fighting with the bounc-ers.

Police quickly located an intoxicated 21-year-old local man who was arrested for Causing a Disturbance and for being drunk in public.

He was held in cus-tody until he sobered up and he was banned from returning to the licensed premise ever again.

Burned out taillight leads to impound-ment

On Nov. 10 at

approximately 2:30 a.m., Merritt RCMP stopped a vehicle on Voght Street because it had a burned out taillight. The driver, a local 20-year-old man, was found to have been drinking. Police deter-mined that his abil-ity to operate a motor vehicle was impaired. Subsequently, his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Vehicle break inSometime between

Nov. 8 and 10, a vehicle was broken in to in the 1600 block of Armstrong Street. There was no dam-age but several items were thrown about and some change and power cords were sto-len. Police are remind-ing people to take all valuables out of their vehicles and to lock them when they are not in use.

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On Nov. 10, Merritt RCMP received a report from a citizen in the 2500 block of Coldwater Avenue that the front and rear license plates for his truck (B.C.: 8498JR) were stolen as well as the validation tag. It is unknown when the theft occurred.

Man refuses to leave bar

On Nov. 13 at approximately 5 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a com-plaint of a male refus-ing to leave a licenced establishment on Quilchena Avenue. The male, a local 51-year-old man, was intoxicat-ed and had refused bar staff requests to leave. The man was arrested and held in custody

until he could safely take care of himself.

Anyone with infor-mation about these crimes is asked to call the Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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During a time when birth is the only prerequi-site needed to report the news, via blogs and other online soapboxes, it’s inter-esting to note a proposal that calls for the licensing of accredited journalists.

The suggestion was pre-sented last year by Quebec

Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre, who said licenses would help readers judge whether the news they are browsing is credible.

“It is important to dis-tinguish professional jour-nalists, who are obligated to work in the public inter-est, from amateur news-gatherers and bloggers,” she said in the report.

In theory, I support the idea, (which I noticed while reading the biannual edition of the Langara Journalism Review) but there would be issues applying such a strategy.

Admittedly, licensing would help identify the journalists from those who

are blindly angry at gov-ernment, media or the sat-ellites watching them in the sky — but people should be able to discern credible reporting from the rest, regardless of licensing.

However, licensing would help bring cred-ibility back to news media, of which the reputation is damaged by rants mas-querading as credible infor-mation.

Journalism licences could make the public aware of honest, objective, fair and accurate journal-ism.

But actually carrying out such a licensing plan would mean the govern-

ment would have too much control over who is licensed and who isn’t. And it would need to be monitored by a government body for it to have any teeth to revoke a journalism licence.

A licence also wouldn’t eliminate the bad informa-tion provided by poor-quality “journalism” that is most often available online, and sometimes elsewhere. Would Fox News receive a licence if this were applied in the United States?

That’s the type of question that needs to be answered to address issues that would arrive in court during the aftermath of a licensing rollout.

Similar considerations may have been the reason Quebec’s Federation of Professional Journalists, after voting 87 per cent in favour of regulating jour-nalists, decided to withdraw their suggestion after “fur-ther consideration.”

All that trained journal-ists can do to separate their work from the hoards of illiterate rabble, is to pro-vide the public with cred-ible news that brings out the truth.

Not all blogs belong in a pile of garbage, but the bad apples have soiled, to a degree, the type of news that can be groundbreak-ing.

HERALD OPINION

When saying sorry too often makes it seem silly

I’m thinking I deserve an apol-ogy from the government of the United States.

At the very least, a regret.After all, history indicates it was

an American ship that brought Phytophthora infestans to Ireland, a blight that led to the decimation of the potato crop in my family’s homeland.

From that came the Great Famine, during which time almost one-quarter of Ireland’s popula-tion — including some of my relatives — left on the coffin ships for an unknown future in North America.

Who knows what the family’s lot might have been today had these poor farmers not been forced to flee their birthland?

Maybe I wouldn’t be living in Kamloops, but back on the family land in the county of Armagh, the area where my ancestors lived.

They didn’t all leave, however.Some of them died during the

famine, either from hunger or from the elements, having been evicted from their farms by landlords because they couldn’t pay the rent.

Maybe I’ll ask the Queen for an apology, too.

After all, history shows the British government didn’t do very much to help the Irish as their crops withered and they starved.

I could make a strong argument that this moment in my family’s history has had a lasting effect.

After all, I heard the story from my mother and her mother and I’ve told it to my children.

Licensing journalists could create more problems than solutions

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Yes, it’s a ridiculous scenario, but no more than the recent expression of regret by our pro-vincial government for something it had nothing to do with, an event almost 150 years ago that is only linked to the B.C. government of today by the fact that it happened in an area that eventu-ally became British Columbia.

This is not to minimize the tragedy of John Anietsachist, a member of the Hexquiaht First Nation convicted wrongly of murder and hanged in front of his friends and family.

The incident that sparked this miscarriage of justice happened in 1869 when a ship wrecked on Vancouver Island near the Hesquiaht Harbour.

No one survived — but Anietsachist and another man were accused of murdering the boat’s captain and his wife.

Through poor translation and other errors, the men were found guilty.

Britain governed B.C. in 1869 as a colony, although the British government was being urged by its navy to get rid of the colony the sailors were required to protect.

The land did not become part of the Dominion of Canada for another two years.

So, why, then, did Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ida Chong attend a reconciliation feast with the First Nations group and express her govern-ment’s regret?

Chong said it was done because “with all our government was doing with respect to other First Nations — with reconciliation, with recognition, with respect — we felt that this was one area that had to be dealt with before we could move for-ward with any other matters.”

What other matters? What could Chong pos-sibly be referring to?

Is there some other group out there waiting for an apology from people who had nothing to do with an incident that happened years before in a time when we weren’t as enlightened a peo-ple as we are today?

The apologies to First Nations people for the residential-school tragedy and to the Japanese for their incarceration are appropriate because it was our governments who did that to these groups.

We dehumanized First Nations children and treated innocent Chinese families as if they were the enemy.

We owed them apologies and more.But, when we start apologizing for things we

didn’t do, it starts to seem silly and lessens the sincerity of those mea culpas that really had to be said.

Dale Bass is a reporter with Kamloops This Week.

Why did Chong apologize?From Page 6

Dear Editor:

On Nov. 16, the 15th Annual Horsey Ladies Christmas Banquet and Charity Auction took place at the Spallumcheen Golf Course north of Vernon. With over 100 items on the auction tables — thanks to our generous sponsors — the 128 ladies in attendance were able to raise over $6,000.

Many community groups attended and spoke of their causes hoping to win the charity vote, including Vernon’s Community Dental Access Centre, BC Interior Horse Rescue, and Kindale

Developmental Association. But it was Merritt’s Angel’s Animal Rescue Society as well as Armstrong’s Caravan Farm Theatre that were the two top vote-getters, and proceeds from the evening will be equally split between the two groups.

Angel’s representatives Judanna Caros and Susanna Hobbs were thrilled to be one of the lucky recipients. The Society had previously won $3,000 from the Horsey Ladies in 2010.

The Horsey Ladies is neither a club nor a society; there is no executive or bank account. They

are just a bunch of gals who get together to celebrate their love of horses in the Christmas spirit. The committee members volun-teer all their time in asking for and gathering the auction items in the months and days prior. To date, the Horsey Ladies have raised over $50,000 and given back to local charities. See their Horsey Ladies Okanagan page on Facebook for a list of spon-sors and to see photos from the evening.

Nancy RomanMerritt

Dear Editor:

Hundreds of thou-sands First Nations people live in Canada and they deserve better than to be shackled by the failed colonial and paternalistic policies of the Indian Act, which has helped deny them their rights, fair share in resources, fostered mistrust, and created systemic barriers to self-determination and suc-cess. First Nations have been adamant that we need to move beyond it, yet the government has so far refused to get the

ball rolling.The Indian Act is

more than 136 years old and touches every aspect of life for First Nations. First Nations need the approval of the Minister to pass bylaws. It puts so much red tape around economic development that it often doesn’t hap-pen. The Act is so intru-sive on reserve residents’ lives that they cannot even write a will without the minister’s approval.

Yet, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rightly said, the Act has deep roots and cannot simply be abolished. For

decades, governments of all stripes have allowed this problem to fester.

Now all parties have a chance to take real lead-ership on the problem. I have a motion before the House of Commons compelling the fed-eral government to work with First Nations on a nation-to-nation basis on a plan to replace the Indian Act with modern agreements based on rights, responsibilities of the Crown, and the original Treaty relation-ship. With a deadline and a process, we can finally begin to resolve

the many long-standing economic and social inequities that plague First Nations communi-ties in Canada.

Yet the Conservatives, including MP Dan Albas, said they would vote against this progress by opposing the motion. They say they want to change the status quo, but once again, these are just words.

We cannot continue to put this off. Please tell Mr. Albas to vote for change.

Bob RaeLiberal Party Leader

Dear Editor:

The community of Merritt helped raise the 2012 Poppy Campaign to an astounding $12,741.98.

This is the largest amount ever collected in this community. It is rewarding to know and see that so many of our community members have shown their love and respect for our fallen soldiers, wounded soldiers, their families and the servicing Canadian Armed Forces personnel.

The Poppy money is held in trust (none goes to a local branch for general funds) and that trust fund is allocated to so many worthwhile endeavours: to veterans and their dependants,

to veterans who are eligible for some home repairs so that they can stay in their own homes longer (wheelchair ramps, wid-ening of doors for wheelchairs, life line system, some yard maintenance, transport costs to medical appointments). The local poppy fund also contributes to the Rocky Mountain Ranger Cadets, Navy League Cadets, Soup Kitchen, Meals on Wheels and the Coquihalla-Gillis House. Provincially, the poppy fund sup-ports different transition houses for returned veterans; honour house for returned veterans who are suffering from PTSD and substance abuse caused by war action; George Darby House, a hospital for many many elderly

veterans; medical research; Legion-supported youth pro-grams; and bursaries for children, grandchildren, and great grand-children of veterans.

Royal Canadian Legion 96 thanks the communities of Merritt and Logan Lake for their support. It is the community members of Merritt who come to the Remembrance Day services at the Civic Centre. While the Royal Canadian Legion takes part in the service, it is the com-munity members who take part in remembering.

Lest we forget,Fraternally, Maureen Dixon, RCL96 Poppy Chair

Horsey Ladies give to Angel’s Animal Rescue Society

It’s time to replace the Indian Act

Merritt sets new Poppy Fund record

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Returning to the old provincial sales tax next April 1 will increase paperwork for B.C. businesses and cost them har-monized sales tax credits on equipment and other inputs, the legislature finance committee reminded the B.C. government Wednesday.

After its annual tour of the province to get input on the 2013 budget, the committee urges Finance Minister Mike de Jong to con-sider its expert panel recommendations to ease the impact on business of scrapping the HST.

Some industry associations want the government to provide a tax credit that would compensate them for the PST they will have to pay on purchases of machinery and equip-ment. Those taxes were lifted under the HST, which recovered revenue by extending seven-per-cent sales taxes to a range of consumer services that won’t be taxed starting next spring.

The finance com-mittee was also asked to consult the public

on a “made-in-B.C. value-added tax” that would accomplish some of the goals of the HST under anoth-er name. That would be a volatile discussion to begin with a pro-vincial election set for May 14, 2013.

The administrative burden of the switch starts with businesses reprogramming cash registers and other sys-tems to go back to two separate sales taxes. The switch to the HST in 2010 revealed some

national retailers were not accurately apply-ing the B.C. sales tax, which has decades of accumulated exemp-tions and rules that don’t apply in other provinces.

The finance minis-try has been working on a system to allow businesses to register online for the return of the PST, and to train owners of thou-sands of businesses that have started up since the HST conver-sion in 2010.

The ministry has set up a website for businesses to man-age the transition at pstinbc.ca

The finance committee has also endorsed a widespread business call to bal-ance the provincial budget starting next spring. The effects of the worldwide finan-cial crisis of 2008 pushed B.C.’s books into the red, and defi-cits continued this year as B.C. had to repay a $1.6 billion HST tran-

sition fund provided by Ottawa.

The B.C. Chamber of Commerce and other groups also called on the finance committee to ease the burden of B.C.’s carbon tax. Grain growers, greenhouse operators and cement manufacturers have called for relief from carbon tax on fuels, arguing that it puts them at a competi-tive disadvantage with Alberta, Washington and other jurisdictions.

Return to PST worries businessesTom FletcherBLACK PRESS

B.C. businesses could lose harmonized sales tax credits when the province returns to PST in the spring. Black Press file photo

Increased paperwork and credit loss are among the top concerns

www.merrittherald.com 12 • TUESDAY, November 27, 2012

By Ian WebsterTHE HERALDsports@merrittherald.com

For the second year in a row, a Merritt Centennials player has caught the attention of the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting.

Seventeen-year-old Cents rookie Dane Birks is one of 14 BCHL players on the NHL Central Scouting’s official nation-wide watch list of draft-eligible junior A players that was released on Nov. 20.

Last season, it was the Centennials’ Reece Willcox who made the NHL watch list in his second season with Merritt. The Surrey native went on to be draft-ed in the 5th round, 141st over-all, by the Philadelphia Flyers. Willcox is currently attending Cornell University on an NCAA Division 1 scholarship.

Birks, who was born and raised in the Nicola Valley, was caught by surprise by the Central Scouting announcement.

“It was [Cents captain] Brent Fletcher who told me at the gym a few days ago, and con-gratulated me,” Birks said. “I had filled out a Central Scouting form a while back, and I did talk to a few NHL scouts on Parents Weekend [Oct. 19-21]. I

was aware of the watch list, but wasn’t expecting to be on it.”

The month of November has been busy for Birks. The Merritt Secondary School Grade 12 student was in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on Nov. 10-11, taking part in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Top Prospects game. His Canada West team defeated their eastern counterpart 8-6 in their two-game, total-goals series.

“[The Prospects game] was a great experience all around,” said Birks, who has committed to play at Michigan Tech starting in the 2014-15 season.

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HOT PROSPECT Merritt’s Dane Birks has made the NHL Central Scouting’s official watch list of draft-eligible junior A hockey players. Ian Webster/Herald(Left) The victorious Canada West team at the CJHL Prospects Game in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Birks is directly above the “we’re number one” hand of the player holding the trophy. Photo cour-tesy of Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada

Elementary volleyball tournament this Friday

A REAL HIT Local elementary schools have had four play days in the lead up to this Friday’s district volleyball champion-ships at the former Coquihalla Middle School gym. (Above) Central School’s Sydney Willson (left) prepares to serve, while Nicola Canford’s Tylar Clark (right) reaches to recover a ball with a forearm pass. (Right) As teammate Gillian Moore looks on, Bench’s Connor Ouellet spikes the ball over the net and past the block of Collettville’s Brianna Kerridge. Ian Webster/Herald

By Ian WebsterTHE HERALDsports@merrittherald.com

The gym at the former Coqui-halla Middle School will be a cacophony of sound this Friday as over 200 enthusiastic volleyball

players from six area elementary schools convene for the annual SD 58 championships.

Exciting bump-and-set action will take place all day with mul-tiple Grade 6-7 teams represent-ing Bench, Central, Collettville,

Diamond Vale and Nicola Canford Schools from the Merritt area along with Vermilion Forks Elementary from Princeton. The morning schedule runs from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m., and the afternoon schedule from 12 - 3 p.m.

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ASSISTANT LANDFILL TECHNICIANat our facility in Cache Creek, B.C.

The Assistant Landfill Technician will report to the Landfill Engineer and be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the landfill irrigation and leachate system, and assist with the landfill gas collection system. This team member will also provide technical support for overall landfill operations with a focus on permit compliance and operating plans.

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Applications and résumés will be accepted at hr@wastech.cauntil 4 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

Under the direction of the Executive Director and Finance Manger and subject to the Policies and Regulations of Co-nayt Friendship Society, the Secretary/Receptionist will as-sume the secretarial, clerical and reception duties. This pos-ition is full time permanent.

Responsibilities:• Greeting the public, provide telephone and offi ce reception duties• Maintain a fi ling system for general correspondence, documents and other special projects.• Record, type and distribute all Board, staff and committee minutes. (some evening work required)

Qualifi cations and Requirements:• Experience with Excel and Word is required • Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision • A person of Aboriginal ancestry with a good knowledge of Aboriginal culture and language is a defi nite asset • Understanding of programs offered by the Friendship Centre and/or similar Aboriginal organizations • Pleasant personality and the ability to work well with people • Good written and verbal communication skills • Able to follow direction • Able to demonstrate good judgment • Have past experience in minute taking • Pass a criminal record check

All Resumes with cover letters should be submitted by 4pm Friday November 30, 2012 to:

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Or by Email: reception@conayt.comOnly short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Conayt Friendship SocietySecretary/Receptionist

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 58 (NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN)

SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT

School District No. 58 is accepting applications for a Special Education Assistant for the following school:

Merritt Central Elementary School: 5 hrs/day – school days onlyTemporary: Dec. 3, 2012 to June 28, 2013

Quali cations and salary will be in accordance with the C.U.P.E. Local 847 Collective Agreement.

The district has a high percentage of First Nations and other multicultural students and so being sensitive to cultural diversities would be an asset.

Application forms are available at the School Board of ce, 1550 Chapman Street, or on-line at www.sd58.bc.ca, click on Jobs/Support Positions/Job Postings listed under Job Code # 397825 and follow the prompts provided. Applications will be accepted until November 28, 2012. Please forward to:

Attn: Secretary TreasurerSchool District #58 (Nicola-Similkameen)

P.O. Box 4100, 1550 Chapman St.Merritt, BC V1K 1B8Fax: (250) 378-6263

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Adapted Aquatics• Life Skills• Technology support

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2 bedroom house on quiet cul-de-sac in desirable downtown neighborhood. Avail Dec. 1. Garage sun room partial base-ment large yard. No smoking, no pets. Ref. and favourable credit report required. $800/mon. 250-314-9655House for rent - 3 bdrm up & 3 bdrm down, 3 bath, Avail Im-mediately. 250-378-4392

Rentals

Homes for Rent5 bdrm & den 3 1/2 bath, c/vac, 7 appls, c/air and much more. Avail immed. $1350 + UTIL. 2 bdrm suite avail Dec. 1st $650 mon. n/p, n/s, ref and credit check required. 778-228-6378 or 250-378-0303

Suites, Upper2 bedroom suite, within walk-ing distance of downtown, very clean, all appliances included. No smoking or pets. Available immediately, $850.00 + utilities. 250-315-3548

Transportation

Auto Financing

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www.merrittherald.com www.merrittherald.com TUESDAY, November 27, 2012 • 152 • TUESDAY, November 27, 2012

Merritt Country Christmas tradition marks the beginning of the festive seasonMerritt Country Christmas tradition marks the beginning of the festive season

MERRITT COUNTRY CHRISTMAS (Clockwise from top left) Children partici-pate in the Christmas parade as their float passes through the intersection of Voght Street and Quilchena Avenue. Ynigo Velasco, 2, sits on Santa’s knee at his village at the Merritt Civic Centre. A singer and her friend participate in the Christmas parade. The Quilchena General Store float makes a pass through town during the parade. The decorations were plenty for the Christmas Concert. Santa’s helpers Kylee Torgalson (L) and Katie Huber from the Merritt Secondary School Grade 10 leadership class get to know Santa at his village. The Crafter’s Mall at the Civic Centre featured many vendors, including this one, Out of the Chaos, where Cindilla Trent spoke to potential customers. Aiden Dunsmore of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Children’s Choir, sings during the Annual Community Concert. The crowd enjoys the parade with this semitrailer carrying a slew of people along Quilchena Avenue. Dave Kerridge plays a French horn during the Annual Community Concert. Krista Gauthier, beaver leader, passes with group of children during the parade.

Phillip Woolgar and Ian Webster/Herald

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Every Friday and SaturdayEvery Friday and Saturday5pm to 9pm5pm to 9pm

Dine In Only • 2099 Nicola Ave • 250.315.3737Dine In Only • 2099 Nicola Ave • 250.315.3737

5% off the price if you make your reservations before 4pm

• Sunomono & Salad

• Maki Rolls

• Tempura

• Nigiri Sushi

• Teriyaki

• Sashimi

• Yakisoba

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Adults (ages 13 – 64) . . . . $16.95$16.95 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95$13.95 Child (ages 6 – 12) . . . . . . . $9.95$9.95 Under 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FreeFree

NO MSG!

5-9pm$$99.95.95

Over 5050 items to choose from

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New Lunch Menu

Chicken or Beef Donburi ½ sz + Cali Roll $7.95Dynamite Roll+Cali Roll $8.95Cali Roll+4 Pcs Nigiri $9.45Dynamite Roll+Chicken or Beef Udon ½ sz + Cali Roll $10.456 Pcs Sashimi+Tuna Roll+Salmon Roll $12.45

Wednesday Special Tappanyaki Grilled

Korean Short Ribs(marinated in Steven’s unique sauce)

+ Salad

+ Rice

+ Miso Soup

Starting November 30th